Little guidance = narrow choices

A 2000 survey of CPS seniors revealed that teachers and counselors provided
them with little to no support related to applying for college or seeking
work after graduation. Of those who were planning to go to college, most
chose to go to community or other local colleges. Only 8 percent said
they were headed for full-time work. Nearly half of them already had secured
those jobs.

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Founded on the heels of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, The Chicago Reporter confronts racial and economic inequality, using the power of investigative journalism. Our mission is national but grounded in Chicago, one of the most segregated cities in the nation and a bellwether for urban policies.